There have been some intriguing games during the first round of the Western Hockey League playoffs, but no series as entertaining as Spokane versus Victoria. The first 23 games of the WHL postseason have produced four overtimes, and half of those extra-period games occurred Saturday and Sunday nights when the Chiefs played in Victoria, B.C.
There have been some intriguing games during the first round of the Western Hockey League playoffs, but no series as entertaining as Spokane versus Victoria.
VICTORIA, B.C. – Their trip to the island was anything but paradise, but the Spokane Chiefs aren’t ready to give up the ship. For the second time in less than 24 hours, the Chiefs took the Victoria Royals to overtime and came away empty-handed.
VICTORIA, British Columbia – The Victoria Royals expect Patrik Polivka to play great in goal and Travis Brown to provide great defense in front of him. Polivka held up his end of the bargain and Brown did his best and more as the Royals struck first in their Western Hockey League first-round playoff series against the Spokane Chiefs.
The Spokane Chiefs began the 2013-14 Western Hockey League season with a 10-2 record, including back-to-back lopsided wins over the Victoria Royals. Victoria stumbled to a 3-5 record to open the season, including losses to Prince George and Kamloops, the only Western Conference teams that didn’t qualify for postseason.
The Spokane Chiefs and Victoria Royals open their first-round playoff series at 7:05 Saturday night at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, British Columbia.
The evening of March 27, 2012, means more to Spokane Chiefs overage players Mitch Holmberg, Mike Aviani and Eric Williams than any other during their careers. On that day, the Chiefs opted for a change in goal and started Williams in Game 3 of a Western Hockey League playoff series against Vancouver that Spokane trailed 2-0.
The evening of March 27, 2012, means more to Spokane Chiefs overage players Mitch Holmberg, Mike Aviani and Eric Williams than any other during their careers.
Mitch Holmberg and Liam Stewart know all about breaking things, so they teamed up Friday night to avoid breaking the hearts of a large Arena crowd. Holmberg and Stewart scored goals during a 2-1 shootout as the Spokane Chiefs wrapped up their Western Hockey League home schedule with a 4-3 win over the Tri-City Americans before a sold-out crowd of 10,309.
The curse is over and the chase begins. Joshua Winquist scored twice and assisted on one of Carson Stadnyk’s two goals Wednesday as the Everett Silvertips snapped an 18-game losing streak at the Arena with a 4-2 win over the road-weary Spokane Chiefs.
